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Clas Ohlson sales development in January 2016

Sales in January amounted to 558 MSEK (563). In local currencies, sales increased by 3 per cent. The calendar effect in January is estimated to a negative of just more than 2 percentage points.

Compared with the same month previous year, the net store portfolio was expanded by 9 stores. At the end of the period, the total number of stores was 205.

Sales were distributed as follows:

Countries, MSEK

January 2015/16

January 2014/15

Percentage change

Percentage change, local currency

Sweden

259

249

+4

+4

Norway

209

225

-7

+1

Finland

63

61

+4

+6

Outside Nordic countries

27

29

-7

-7

558

563

-1

+3

Total sales during the first nine months of the fiscal year (May 2015 to January 2016) increased by 5 per cent to 6,098 MSEK (5,831). In local currencies, sales increased by 7 per cent.

The third quarter interim report 2015/16 will be published at 07:00 CET on Wednesday 16 March 2016. The report will be presented on the same day at 08:30 CET in Clas Ohlson’s store at Drottninggatan 53 in Stockholm, Sweden.